Reiki vs channeling divine energy

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I would mention that a lot of information is very easy to find. The symbols are all over the internet and on stones in coffee shops. For me personally I don't view it as a closed system but quite flexible as long as you maintain the heart and core of the practice. I find it begins to get muddled when people try to take it beyond healing and wellness and in to 'manifestation' and attempting to achieve their desires as this intention is a shift from the healing practice.

Of course, there are elements which are safeguarded such as the initiation process, particularly on the inner levels. How easy it is to access it is part of why there is mixed information on it. That's also why it's good to find someone who has been initiated in to the lineage, to guarantee you are actually learning the practice and not just an interpretation. After that then interpretation comes.

oh yes - there are people I've met who use quite different 'symbols' too - I defer to my lineage's instructions on this and won't view these symbols - (simply because I prefer not to have them in my mind)
- I've met people who were initiated by a person (who 'trained' for Master level alongside my Reiki master,) who had a falling out with her Master - and so she never received her final master initiation - and when I felt their palms these people did not have any Reiki energy coming from their palm chakras one felt under psychic attack - the other 2 feel no energy.

I've met people who don't know the basic precepts (not 'dogma' Glow! ) which are to be grateful, heal yourself first, etc
and/or don't know how their initiation traces back to Mikao Usui - (or who/what that even is...) etc etc

it saddens me a bit... but it is what it is - for whatever reasons I don't as yet understand... I was very excited and zealous in 1994 when first initiated!!... I wanted the whole world to do it as well - but learnt it's not for 'everyone'... we're all on different paths - all as 'valid'